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mercy killing

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005277

An easy or painless death, or the intentional ending of the life of a person suffering from an incurable or painful disease at his or her request. Also called euthanasia.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005277
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymseuthanasia
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005277",
  "term": "mercy killing",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An easy or painless death, or the intentional ending of the life of a person suffering from an incurable or painful disease at his or her request. Also called euthanasia.",
  "synonyms": [
    "euthanasia"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/mercy-killing/"
}

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